cve-2023-40044
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-09-27 14:48
Modified
2024-08-02 18:24
Severity ?
Summary
WS_FTP Server Ad Hoc Transfer Module .NET Deserialization Vulnerability
Impacted products
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2023-10-05

Due date: 2023-10-26

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Used in ransomware: Known

Notes: https://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Vulnerability-September-2023; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40044

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